{"id":88,"date":"2020-03-05T10:40:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T10:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/niftybrokers.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2020-03-05T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T10:40:38","slug":"what-are-the-different-charges-to-pay-while-trading-in-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/brokers\/what-are-the-different-charges-to-pay-while-trading-in-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the different charges to pay while trading in Stocks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2013 Security Transaction Tax (STT)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Apart from brokerage, this is the second biggest charge involved while trading in stocks.<\/li><li>For delivery trading, STT is charged on both sides (buy &amp; sell) of transactions and is equal to 0.1% of the total transaction price (on each side of trading).<\/li><li>For intraday and derivate trading (futures and options), STT is charged only when you sell the stock. For intraday, the STT charge is 0.025% of the total transaction price while selling.<\/li><li>For equity Futures, the STT is equal to 0.01% on the sell-side. On the other hand, for equity options trading, STT is equal to 0.05% on sell-side (on premium).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2013 Stamp Duty:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The stamp duty is charged by the state government. However, this charge is not similar across all the states in India. Different states charge different stamp duty.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"trade-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-1771081527\"><div class=\"trade-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><!-- \/22969675575\/in_content_1_web -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1774254948047-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 400px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774254948047-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Stamp duty is charged on both sides of transactions while trading ( i.e. buying &amp; selling) and hence are charged on the total turnover.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-2280571287\"><!-- \/22969675575\/in_content_web_1x1 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1774411066056-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 250px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774411066056-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2013 Transaction Charges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The transaction charges is charged by the stock exchanges and that too on both sides of the trading.&nbsp; This charge is the same for intraday &amp; delivery trading.<\/li><li>National stock exchange (NSE) charges a fee of 0.00325% of the total turnover as Transaction charges on Equity and Delivery Trading. On the other hand, Bombay stock exchange (BSE) charges a fee of 0.003% of total turnover as Transaction charges on Equity and Delivery Trading.<\/li><li>For Derivatives trading, BSE doesn\u2019t cost any transaction charges. However, on NSE, the Exchange transaction charge is 0.0019% for futures trading and 0.05% of total turnover for Options Trading.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2013 SEBI Turnover Charges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SEBI stands for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/what-is-sebi\/\">Securities exchange board of India<\/a>&nbsp;and it is the security market regulator. SEBI makes the rules and regulations on the exchanges for its proper functioning.<\/li><li>SEBI Turnover fee is charged on both sides of the transaction i.e. while buying and selling and is the same for all equity intraday, delivery, futures, and options trading.<\/li><li>The SEBI turnover charge is equal to Rs 10 per crore of the total turnover.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2013 Depository Participant (DP) Charges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There are two stock depositories in India-&nbsp;<strong>NSDL<\/strong>&nbsp;(National Securities Depository Limited) and&nbsp;<strong>CDSL<\/strong>&nbsp;(Central Depository Services Limited). Whenever you buy a share, it is kept in an electronic form in a depository. For this service, the depositories charge some fixed amount.<\/li><li>The depositories don\u2019t charge the traders or investors directory but charge the depository participant. Here, the brokerage firm or your demat account company is the depository participant (DP).<\/li><li>DP acts as a linkage between the depository and the investor as the investors cannot directly approach the depository. In short, the depository charges the DP and then the depository participant (DP) charges the investors.<\/li><li>For example, while trading with Zerodha, DP charge is equal to \u20b913.5 + GST per scrip (irrespective of quantity), on the day, is debited from the trading account, i.e. when stocks are sold. This is charged by the depository and depository participant.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2013 Goods &amp; Service Taxes (GST)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GST is the mandatory tax levied by the government on the services rendered and is equal to 18% of total brokerage and transaction charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"trade-after-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-354437778\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/delta\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"trackClick('sticky-banner-web')\" id=\"tb-sticky-ad\">\r\n  <img src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains-wp.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mstock_web_footer_1440X90_July.jpg\" alt=\"Trade Brains Ad\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n\r\nfunction trackClick(btnName) {\r\n  navigator.sendBeacon(\r\n    \"https:\/\/portal.tradebrains.in\/api\/views-count\/\" + btnName + \"\/\"\r\n  );\r\n}\r\n<\/script>\r\n<style>\r\n#tb-sticky-ad{\r\n  position:fixed;\r\n  bottom:0px;\r\n  left:0;\r\n  right:0;\r\n  z-index:9998;\r\n}\r\n#tb-sticky-ad img{\r\n  width:100%;\r\n  max-height:90px;\r\n  object-fit:cover;\r\n}<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2013 Security Transaction Tax (STT) Apart from brokerage, this is the second biggest charge involved while trading in stocks. For delivery trading, STT is charged on both sides (buy &amp; sell) of transactions and is equal to 0.1% of the total transaction price (on each side of trading). 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